Comments on: Devils GM says team’s budgetary concerns are overhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/devils-gm-says-teams-budgetary-concerns-are-over/
ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.comSat, 10 Dec 2016 01:04:14 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: martysbetterhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/devils-gm-says-teams-budgetary-concerns-are-over/comment-page-1/#comment-224085
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:19:34 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-224085I don’t expect the system to change at all – Deboer’s game plan has proven to be effective when everyone plays their roles, and this is a team of role players.

I don’t think two players make or break a system like that..

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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:54:24 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-224033No offense but why ? That high tempo style had us miss the playoffs twice . That boring defensive style Won Three cups and and made the playoffs thirteen times consecutively. A win is a win ! Wether it’s by one goal or four ! Offense may win Games but never forget that defense wins championships !!
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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:20:08 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-223994call me crazy, but the Kovy days were very high tempo forechecking games. If we go back to the old defensive and win games 2-1 all season, its gonna be boring. We need to keep that high octane offense in order to remain an exciting product. Without Kovy, and Parise its basically impossible.
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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:51:18 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-223987I soul much rather have three 20 goal scorers then one pontential 40 goal scorer . That was the whole issue last year. Only offensive weapon was kovy , that made the defensive plan for the opposition real easy. This was the only reason a guy like Clarkson scored as often as he did . When we had Parise , there were two people the opposition had to contend with.

User I. The new era and you will see a team effort in stead of get the puck to kovy . The goaltending tandem is stellar , the d is there with you g guys that are hungry to get to the show . This will push the vets to work a little harder. The o will be there. , we won’t be scoring ten goals a night , but it only takes one more then the other team to win.

I think we will see a total team “defense first ” mentality then counter attack with some serious forechecking with all that size up front. This year. I see this year as not being a matter of how much we score but how little we allow!

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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:35:06 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-223980Last year, the Devils were also 28th in save percentage. If they go from .890 to .915 that’s a pretty substantial improvement, and maybe even conservative considering Schneider’s numbers. On offense it looks bad, but, Jagr had 16 goals and 35 points this season, more than Kovalchuk and Clarkson. Kovalchuk shot an astounding 8.9%. I’m sure he’d have bounced back and done much better if he’d stayed, but Jagr could easily outproduce what the 2013 Kovalchuk did. They picked up Michael Ryder who also outscored Kovalchuk and Clarkson last season. Ryan Clowe was only slightly behind Clarkson in points per game (19/40 vs. 24/48) and outscored him at even strength. The Devils could get more goals this season out of inferior personnel. Certainly the guys they lost didn’t produce in 2013. They are not a real contender, but you can’t count this team out yet.
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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:31:32 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-223972My man. We replaced, at best, 60 of the 115 goals we lost. All I’m saying is don’t be too optimistic until 2 years from now. As for October, the mantra is:

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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:43:46 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-223964I’m very excited about the future of the Devils, people are already counting them out – but this team more closely resembles a typical “Devils Hockey” team, built from the goal out, a solid defensive core with heaps of young talent near NHL ready and 4 lines of interchangeable parts..oh and SIZE, this is the biggest forward corps on the Devils in recent memory.

I’m excited, (once again) the Devils are going to prove a lot of doubters wrong.

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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 04:05:24 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-223936Willard …
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Thu, 05 Sep 2013 03:23:12 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2293767#comment-223931I saw Lou Lamoriello leaving the Short Hills Mall. He was with a few guys and they looked like they were in a serious discussion. So I didn’t wanna go over and interrupt them. He looked VERY tan and upbeat. So I took out my camera phone, waived and yelled “Let’s Go Devils!!” He waived back and said something back but I couldn’t hear him clearly.